How To ... take a great Halloween photo

Published 10:00 pm, Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Halloween -- when eating candy until you're sick is encouraged, and parents have an excuse to dress their child up as a jelly bean, circus clown or Muppet of their choosing. And everyone seems to want to capture these moments for the ages.

Here are five tips for great Halloween photos from Shutterfly.com:

Lose the "say cheese": It's hard to get a natural look when your children are grinning like a Cheshire cat. Instead, talk to them to get them to emote. Plus, the excitement and anticipation of gobs of candy will shine through.

Stoop to their level, literally: Get down on one knee when you're photographing little children, and get close. That way you can see their cute faces without zooming in, and the photos don't look down on your pint-sized kids.